Your Highness, Please Love Me Tender

92. Captivated by That Glance

Translator: Flying Lines

When Gongsun Yi finished drinking his tea and became soberer, he said, “I’m going to go out. You two stay behind and watch over him.”

“Yes, Vice-general.” Xuan Wu and Shang Liu answered.

Xiao ShengXian was so angry that his teeth ached from grinding his jaws together so much. He didn’t even manage to find out why he was kidnapped before he was gagged. And what about now? He was tied up with ropes and gagged with some stupid rag cloth. It truly was… utterly disgusting.

Even in his dreams, Xiao ShengXian would never have imagined this would happen to him. However, he wasn’t that kind of person to take things lying down. He was most skilled in intelligence operations. Going on what Shang Liu and Xuan Wu called Gongsun Yi, the cogs inside Xiao ShengXian’s brain started to turn. If he was a high ranking officer in State Yanhui, he wouldn’t dare to kidnap him. Perhaps it was State Liukong?

His father recently issued an order to attack State Liukong, so State Liukong must’ve sent a vice-general to kidnap him, who was favored by the Emperor, in order to threaten the Emperor?

Without a doubt, Xiao ShengXian’s reasoning was… completely different compared to reality!

Xiao ShengXian would never have guessed that there would exist such a man like Gongsun Yi, who kidnapped people on a whim to appreciate their beauty. Not to mention, Gongsun Yi stuck by his principles. He would never touch someone who he didn’t like. In Gongsun Yi’s words, that meant he would only like one person in his whole life. When the day he kidnapped someone he liked came, he would accept only that person in this lifetime.

Gongsun Yi had no idea him kidnapping Xiao ShengXian caused such a big uproar. The whole of City Yang was in hysterics – there were officers searching inns everywhere. Even some mansions that were being rented out didn’t escape the search. However, Gongsun Yi was not worried at all. He brought the mansion he owned in City Yang a few years ago. The land deed was in his name, and who would guess that he was the daring person who kidnapped Prince Xian?

“State Yanhui’s folk customs are certainly different from Yanling’s.” Gongsun Yi strolled leisurely down the main street. He didn’t go to find Young Master Zhang, but instead, he walked alone. He went around to all kinds of stalls, looking with great interest. After a while, feeling rather tired, Gonsun Yi decided to find somewhere to rest.

“Gongsun, you little brat! Wait!”

Right at this moment, an unfamiliar voice called out, causing him to pause.

Surprised, Gongsun Yi turned his head and saw a handsome young master dressed in a red robe, followed by a vigorous old man, appear in his field of vision.

The old man looked energetic, and his soft features made him seem amiable. He walked with steady strides.

As for the handsome young man in the red robe, he seemed to be in high spirits. Looking at him made people feel a sense of vigor and vitality. The young man’s features were bright and attractive, and he radiated an aura of intelligence. With just a glance, he made others feel happy and joyful. Even their moods would become lighter.

The afternoon sunlight wasn’t blinding. Instead, it carried a gentle warmth. The sun shone down lazily, illuminating the figure of the red-robed youth and covering him in a layer of luminous, hazy golden light.

On that sunny afternoon, the handsome youth entered Gongsun Yi’s field of vision, clad in vibrant red, bearing an air of brilliance.

“This beauty… I like him.” Gongsun Yi spaced out for a short amount of time. He continued to stare as the red-robed youth approached him. All of a sudden, he was short of breath.

He could almost hear a voice inside his mind say, ‘This beauty is just my cup of tea’.

As the pair neared, Gongsun Yi’s attention had been fully captivated by the young man. As for the elder beside the youth, he had been completely forgotten about.

The pair was Zhou Zaiyue and Su Jie.

“Gongsun, you little brat! What are you so happy about!” Zhou Zaiyue hated those who stared so unashamedly at Su Jie. How could people just look at His Highness the Crown Prince at will? It was so disrespectful!

Gongsun Yi broke out of his trance, and his gaze shifted onto Zhou Zaiyue. He stared for a moment and felt suspicion creep upon him. “We seem to have met before?”

Zhou Zaiyue was so angry he almost laughed. In reality, he couldn’t blame Gongsun Yi for not recognizing him. Zhou Zaiyue had been traveling for many years and then lived on Mount Mengqi discreetly. There were now few people in State Yanling who could recognize Zhou Zaiyue. Other than General Ju Liandao and a few other trusted subordinates, only Shang Liu and Xuan Wu, who mingled in State Yanhui throughout the year, recognized him.

“I am Zhou Zaiyue.”

“Oh—— So it’s Elder Zhou.” Gongsun Yi felt as if he just had a lightbulb moment. He’d thought the old man in front of him looked familiar, and it turned out that he was the mysterious elder who entered his father’s army tent to plot together.

But, why did Elder Zhou come to find him?

“Why don’t we have a seat inside the house?” he said with cloudy eyes and a light voice. It was like he could see Gongsun Yi’s suspicion, but Zhou Zaiyue had no intention of telling him anything.